Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-11-04
ANOTHER CHALLENGE.
Company G's Claim to the Champiousb
Disputed.

Company G's Claim to the Champioushir
Disputed.
The companies of the National Guard
located in San Francisco seem to HI
possessed of the idea that thew are the
only ones that can face target, and that
J the champion rifie-shot company of the
State Is located by the sea. Consequently
when they heard of the scores made by
Company G of the First Artillery Reei.
ment located in Sacramento, last Septem.
| Der, they accepted them with many grains
| OF allowance. Company c OF the First
infantry Regiment some weeks ago came
| forward with bold challenge to the Sac
| ramento rlf1emen to engage in contest for
| the championship for a purse; but when
their challenge was accepted and the
| money put up, they refused to shoot be-
| cause Company G insisted that thew be
allowed to use the Sharp's rifle, Companv
C'knowing at the time that the Sacramento
boys had no good Springfield rifles. Those
they possess, have once been condemned.
and are fit only for drilling purposes.
Company G, having thought over, the mat
ter nave come to the conclusion that they
are better shots than Company G.. and
have sent the following challenge to Cap
tain Hall:
ARNoLY SAN FRANCISCO FUsILEERs, Co. ca
SECOND ARTILLERY REGIMENT
SAN FRANCISCO, November l, 1887
70 ne officers and members of Company g, First Ar
c0mnanding-G ENTLEMEN We, the san Fran.
cisco Fusileers, Company C, Second ARTILLERY
Regiment, having heard of the excellent scores
shot by you ON the 9th of last September and
the claim that you are the champion shooting
company of the National Guard
We, the San Francisco Fusileers, COMPANY C.
Second Artillery Regiment, having held and
being known as the second-best company of
National Guard as target shooters, do hereby
dispute your Claim as the champion" shoot
ing company, or even second place, and do re-
tillery Regiment,l to shoot match within the
next thirty days, with thirty to forty-fv men,
to- Tor the " honor" All men participating must
members at the last annual muster held in
July, or enlisted since then, up to the 9th of
September, and only members that shot on that
DAY allowed Ten shots each two sighting shots
allowed) with regulation United States Spring
held rifles, sixpound pull of trigger each gun
to be tested and weighed before being used !;
match to be shot at the respective ranges of the
companies; each company may have five repre-
sentatiyes at the shooting range upon the day
OF competition to see that there is falrplay
upon the acceptance of this challenge, please
notify us, and the conditions upon which they
have been accepted. Very respectfully,
ADoLPH HUBER,
Captain Co. C, Second Artillery Regiment.
Captain Hall yesterday sent the follow
ing reply to the ambitious San Francisco
company:
ARMoRY COMPANY G, 1sT ARTILLERY REGIMENT.
FOURTH BRIGADE n. G. C.
Captain 4. Huber, Commanding Co1npanu {,
second ATtlttery Regiment San Francisco CuIif0r-
Wd-DEAR SIR: l have the honor to acknowl-
edge the receipt OF your favor of the LIST instant
challenging my company to shoot friendly
match with Company C. for the honor of posi-
lon as marksmen, and in reply will say that
my company will shoot under the following
conditions, viz.
l. twenty-five men to constitute the team
z Each participant shall have been an active
member OF the company August 81, 1887, and
snail be SO at the time the match takes place
NO man whose term of enlistment has expired,
VINO has been removed from the company by
reason OF promotion, or otherwise shall be
elgleie to contest, and the same shall be yeri-
ned by the oath of the commanding officer of
each company.
.: That each contestant be allowed choice of
either Springfield or Sharps rifle, open sights
and six pounds pull of trigger. Other condi-
TONS as TO number of shots and attendance at
range, to be as set forth in your communication
1857 THos. B. HAL ~
Commanding Company
NoTE.-Captain Huber refers to the 9th of
September as the day on which the annual
shoot of Company G took place On ac-
count of delay of arrival of orders the First
Artillery Regiment did not shoot until Sep
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